Improvement in carriage-springs



J. B. ASHLEY.

Carriage-Spring.

N6. 71,118. Patented Nov. 19, 1867.

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Letters Patent No. 71,118, elated November 19,1867. I I

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONoERN 1 v p Be it known that I. Josuun B. As'uLnY, of New Bedi'ord, in the county of Bristol, in the State of Mnssa chnsetts,l 1ave invented a new and improved Mode of Breaking Metallic Gonnectionsin Elliptic or other Carriage Springs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. I

My invention consists in breaking the metallic connection of the bolts of elliptieand other carriage-springs,

by packing their hearings with rubber or any elastic material, toprevent arring and to secure ease. in riding.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an elastic rubber cylinder. I 3

Figure 2 is a longitudinal. section of a side spring'of a carriage, showing also linking-plate,clip-iron, rocker, and packing. 4 4

Figure 3 iso longitudinal section of an elliptic spring. Fig. 1.. A is a rubber cylinder or packing.

Fig. '2. a a the rubber cylinder or packing; 13 B, bolts 0 side s ng; clip-ironi E, linking-plate;

F rocker. I i I a Fig. 3; A rubber cylinder; B bolt; 0 C elliptic spring.

The springs of carriages being constructed in the usual manner, the application and novelty of my invention maybe noted. That part or" the spring which admits the vbolt to form the joint is coiledsufiiclently large to admit the rubber cylinder A, and a bolt is inserted through the cylinder, whichbreaks the metallic connection of bolt and spring. By this device the spring is much less liable to break, as it is relieved from any sudden and violent blow caused b the cairia e comin in contact with an obstruction; and, finall the a lication y g g y I 3: PP

of my invention will cause a stiff spring to be as easy with a light load as with a heavy one.

In this invention, I do not confine myself to packing the joints with rubber; any elastic material may be used; neither do I c'lai n any device previously invented or patented to ease the hard and rough jarringof carriages; but I What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The spring C, and linking-plate E, and clip-iron D, in combination with the packing A A and bolts B 13, all arranged and applied substantially as-and for the purpose described.

JOSHUA B. ASHLEY. Witnesses:

FRANK B. GREENE, WENDELL H. Conn. 

